Hiram parker



H. PARKER.

Wagon Box.

Patnted June 23. 1868.

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Letters Patent No. 79,251, dated June 23, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN WAGON-BOXES.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, HIRAMPARKER, of Salem, in the county of Marion, State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Wagon-Boxesyand I do declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the construction and operation of the same, reference being-had to the accompanying drawings,

and to the letters of reference marked thereon, said drawings making a part of this specification.

In these drawings- Figure 1 represents atop view of a wagon-box, in which A is the bottom of the box, B B the side-boards, and C C the end-gates. The side-boards are provided with hinges 7t 7t 7t 7t, which allow them to be laid down inwardly after removing the end-gates O C.

Figure 2 is an end view of a wagon-box, in which C is the end-gate, in position, and B B the side-boards. V

The nature of my invention consists of the device attached to the end-gate, which device is composed of the eccentric, a, rods 1) 6, passing through or otherwise attached to the cleats c a, staples d d, in the side-boards B B, plate 1', of a triangular or any other suitable form, fastened to the end-gate. The plate t' has in'its centre a stud,f, upon which Works the eccentric, a, secured by means of a nut or pin. Between the eccentric and nut is a rubber washer. The rods 6 I) have each on the inner end an eye, which works upon a stud fastened in the eccentric, as shown at e 0, one above and the other below the centre of the eccentric, at. These rods 6 b may, however, be otherwise formed and connected with the eccentric, a. Tho outer ends of the rods I) b are provided with ahook to work in the staples 'd d. The rods 6 b may, however, be otherwise constructed and arranged to connect with and secure the side-boards I3 B. The eccentric, a, is provided on thcinside of the handle, or at any other suitable place, with a pawl, 3 working in the ratchet f]. The ratchet may be separate from or it mav be attached to and thus form a part of the plate 2'.

The object of this invention is to secure the endgates O' C and the side-boardsB B firmly in position, and at the same time allow the end-gates to be easily removed or fixed in place. i

I This device can be attached to and operated upon any other form or style of wagon-box than the one described and shown by accompanying drawings. I I

It is operated as follows: The end-gate-Q'shown in fig. 2, being placed in position between the side-boards B B and the ends of the rods I) b placed in the staples (Z (Z, the handle of the eccentric, a, is then thrown into the ratchet g, and secured in position by the pawl 31, thus producing a strain upon the rods 6 Z2, so as to hold the side-boards B B firmly against the cnd-gate-O. To remove the end-gate from the wagon-box, throw the handle of theeccentric from the ratchet, which will remove the strain from the rods 6 b, and thus loosen the hooks in the staples, when the end-gate can readily be removedi The object of attaching the side-boards B B to the bottom, A, by means of hing'es, is, that after removing the end-gates, the side-boards can be laid down inwardly. 4

What I claim, isv The combination and arrangement of the eccentric, a,'working on the studf, the rods 6 6, working in the staples d d, the pawl ,1 attached to the handle ofthe eccentric, a, so as to work .in the ratchet g, substantially in the manner-shown and described, and for the purposes above set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my .hand, this 3d day of April, 1868.

HIRAM PARKER.

Witnesses:

C. W. Wnssrnn, WM. H. Maseru 

